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Why Are Medical Malpractice Rates Falling?

Mike Magee The finding is in. Malpractice awards against physicians are falling dramatically. The only two questions are “Why?” and “What does this have to do with quality health care, if anything?” First the numbers. The JAMA study this week found: 1. Physicians paid claims decreased from 18.6 to 9.9 paid claims per 1,000 physicians […]

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